Museums & Galleries · Cambridge
Stansted Mountfitchet Castle
📍 CM24 8SP
Photo: Thomas Nugent (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Explore the reconstructed Motte and Bailey castle and Norman village
- Meet and hand-feed tame Fallow deer and other animals
- Visit the House on the Hill Museum's huge toy collection
- See animatronic dinosaurs including a caged T-Rex
- Encounter the Haunted Manor within the museum
Stansted Mountfitchet Castle is a reconstructed 11th-century Norman Motte and Bailey castle and village, rebuilt on its original historic site in Stansted Mountfitchet, Uttlesford, Cambridgeshire. You can wander through the castle and village, meet and hand-feed free-roaming Fallow deer and other animals, and visit the included House on the Hill Museum, home to a vast toy collection and a Haunted Manor, plus animatronic dinosaurs. It suits families and anyone keen on hands-on living history. The site is open daily until 8th November 2026, with last admission at 3.45pm, and you can book online or pay on arrival. With the station just 0.1 miles away and 15 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays, it's a convenient base for an overnight visit.
Practical details
- Open
- Open every day until 8th November 2026
- Booking
- Book online in advance or pay on the gate
- Best for
- Families wanting history, animals and museum exhibits together
- Accessibility
- Last admission to the attraction is 3.45pm
From the attraction's own website on 18 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Picnic Area
- ✓ Indoor Areas
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Stansted Mountfitchet Castle into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Stansted Mountfitchet 0.1 miles
- Elsenham 1.6 miles
- Stansted Airport 2.7 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page